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Young, Joshua. "Joshua Young: 2012 will be the year we focus, again, on the writer." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 30 Dec. 2011. Web. 25 Apr. 2024.
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Young, J. (2011, Dec. 30). Joshua Young: 2012 will be the year we focus, again, on the writer. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/joshua-young-2012-will-be-the-year-we-focus-again-on-the-writer/
Chicago
Young, Joshua. "Joshua Young: 2012 will be the year we focus, again, on the writer." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified December 30, 2011. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/joshua-young-2012-will-be-the-year-we-focus-again-on-the-writer/.
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